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Byron Donalds: “In our utility rates for Floridians will not go up because…”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

Rep. Byron Donalds Ties AI Data Center Bill to Florida Governor Bid

Published July 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:32

We don't want to see that happen in the state of Florida. Number two, we already have on the book Senate Bill 44. Governor DeSantis just signed it into law. In our utility rates for Floridians will not go up because of a hyperscale data center. The other thing that's a part of that bill, you have to get a consumptive use permit from our water management districts who are expressly tasked with protecting Florida's aquifers … (03:32–03:39)

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Asserts that utility rates in Florida will not increase due to hyperscale data centers.

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“We already have on the book Senate Bill 44. Governor DeSantis just signed it into law.”
Rep. Byron Donalds Ties AI Data Center Bill to Florida Governor Bid | Uploaded July 21, 2026 | 03:27-03:32
“You have to get a consumptive use permit from our water management districts...to make sure that they contain water usage.”
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“Every company on the planet, every industry on the planet is already embracing AI.”
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“The Trump administration is very clear. The Chinese do not want us to build out the infrastructure because the Chinese want to build that…”
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“Law and order is still going to be the standard like it has been under Governor DeSantis.”
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“We are going to have a limited government, low tax environment, low regulatory environment.”
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“We finish Everglades restoration, we provide fresh water, have a plan for fresh water into the future.”
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“We are quickly becoming a major economic power, not just in the United States, but in the world.”
Rep. Byron Donalds Ties AI Data Center Bill to Florida Governor Bid | Uploaded July 21, 2026 | 07:55-08:02
“Our internal numbers have us at 53. Another public poll came out, had us at 44, I think it was. We had one come out last week, had us at 48.”
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